Why medical tourists need specialist medical travel insurance
http://www.imtj.com/articles/2013/why-specialist-medical-travel-insurance-30182/
Ian Youngman from IMTJ reviews the use and availability of specialist travel insurance for medical tourism. Some medical tourists and their companions believe that that normal travel insurance is all that they need. While this may be true for people ...
Medical tourism: What's the risk of traveling for care?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57606706/medical-tourism-whats-the-risk-of-traveling-for-care/
(CBS News) America spends more on health care than any other nation. The costs can force uninsured or under-insured Americans into traveling abroad for medical treatments, many times at a fraction of the cost. This has created one of the fastest ...
Report from MIHTE 2013 - Malaysia International Heathcare Travel Expo
http://www.imtj.com/articles/2013/malaysia-international-heathcare-travel-expo-30183/
The second MIHTE in Kuala Lumpur highlighted Malaysia's development as a medical tourism destination. MIHTE is run by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), an organisation established by the Ministry of Health Malaysia, to bring together the ...
New MedAire iPad App Offers Travel and Medical Information
http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/nbaa-convention-news/2013-10-22/new-medaire-ipad-app-offers-travel-and-medical-information
MedAire now offers an iPad app, MedAire Trip Ready, which provides up-to-date information about medical and travel risks. The Phoenix-based company, which is part of the International SOS organization, is demonstrating the app at its booth (No. N3513) ...
A first for Thai tourism: unpaid medical bills
http://www.iol.co.za/travel/world/asia/a-first-for-thai-tourism-unpaid-medical-bills-1.1596089
Bangkok - Thailand is mulling slapping a 500-baht (about R150) entry fee on tourists to help cover foreigners' unpaid medical bills at hospitals, officials said. ?The policy is the result of foreign tourists who have accidents or fall sick in Thailand ...
Foreign govts regulate medical travel to India
http://www.mydigitalfc.com/news/foreign-govts-regulate-medical-travel-india-776
International patients have been largely visiting Indian hospitals for medical procedures on their individual capacity. In view of the growing demand for medical travel, most government departments of the source countries are increasingly serving as ...
Medical Solutions Announces First Annual Travel Nurses Day
http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2013/10/06/medical-solutions-announces-first-annual-travel-nurses-day
Medical Solutions announced today that it is kicking off festivities for the week leading up to the first annual Travel Nurses Day, which will take place Friday, October 11, 2013. The pet friendly travel nurse staffing company launched the holiday in ...
Parker, James travel to Peru to provide medical help
http://www.thesylvaherald.com/top_stories/article_d40c24fc-35c0-11e3-b4b3-001a4bcf6878.html
Pharmacist Jerry Parker of Cullowhee and nurse practitioner Janet James of Sylva were part of a team that made a medical assistance trip to Peru. The group provided services focused on dental and medical care to hundreds of villagers in the Andes ...
